Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018 Movies on UK TV

Christmas 2017 Christmas 2017 will soon by with us, and New Year 2018 follows just a week later, thanks to the way the concept of time works.

However, which movies are showing on UK terrestrial TV this year, and what are the premieres on Christmas Day and so on? This isn’t a definitive list, but will contain all the main ones you’ll be looking for… so not the umpteenth repeat of a black-and-white 1940s movie… unless the BBC have finally decided to start showing Laurel and Hardy again. Oh, and you can assume ITV are showing all the Harry Potter movies again, but I won’t mention them since all but the last three are cropped to 16:9.

Saturday December 23rd:

    The Boxtrolls (Channel 4, 9.00am)
    The Muppets (2011) (BBC2, 9.30am)
    The Book Of Life (Film 4, 1.05pm)
    Cool Runnings (BBC1, 1.15pm)
    Scrooge (1970) (Channel 5, 2.40pm)
    Frozen (BBC1, 2.50pm)
    Despicable Me (ITV, 4.30pm)
    Elf: The Musical (Channel 5, 5.00pm)
    Bill (Horrible Histories) (BBC2, 6.00pm)
    Crocodile Dundee (Channel 4, 6.10pm)
    Gravity (ITV2, 7.10pm)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (ITV, 8.00pm)
    The Holiday (ITV2, 9.00pm)
    The Wolverine (Channel 4, 9.00pm)
    Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (BBC2, 10.35pm)
    High-Rise (Film 4, 11.15pm)
    Gladiator (Channel 4, 11.20pm)
    The Big Lebowski (Film 4, 1.35am)


Sunday December 24th – Christmas Eve:

    Planes (BBC1, 9.05am)
    Gone With The Wind (Channel 5, 9.20am)
    Jack Frost (ITV, 9.55am)
    The Santa Clause (BBC1, 10.30am)
    Oklahoma! (Channel 5, 1.35pm)
    Monsters University (BBC1, 2.20pm)
    Guys and Dolls (BBC2, 3.20pm)
    Home (BBC1, 4.10pm)
    Scrooge (1951) (Channel 5, 4.15pm)
    Maigret in Montmartre (ITV, 8.30pm)
    The Great Gatsby (2011) (BBC2, 9.00pm)


Monday December 25th – Christmas Day:

    Bee Movie (BBC2, 7.40am)
    Scrooge (1970) (Channel 5, 9.20am)
    Dr Seuss’ The Lorax (Channel 4, 11.05am)
    Mr Bean’s Holiday (ITV, 11.10am)
    Santa Claus: The Movie (ITV, 12.50pm)
    Toy Story 3 (BBC1, 1.20pm)
    Scrooged (Channel 4, 2.35pm)
    Cinderella (2015) (BBC1, 3.10pm)
    Dumbo (Channel 4, 4.30pm)
    Doctor Who: Twice Upon A Time (BBC1, 5.30pm)
    Home Alone (Channel 4, 5.50pm)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service (Film 4, 9.00pm)
    Victoria: Christmas Special (ITV, 9.00pm)
    Mrs Henderson Presents (BBC2, 11.05pm)
    The Holiday (ITV, 11.15pm)
    Steptoe and Son (1972) (Channel 5, 11.55pm)
    Big Game (Film 4, 11.35pm)


Tuesday December 26th – Boxing Day:

    Moomins on the Riviera (Channel 4, 5.20am)
    Song Of The Sea (Channel 4, 6.40am)
    Short Circuit (Channel 4, 8.25am)
    Tinker Bell and the Legend of Neverbeast (BBC1, 9.00am)
    Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (ITV, 9.25am) – this must be a mistake!
    Planes: Fire and Rescue (BBC1, 10.10am)
    Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (ITV, 11.25am)
    Chariots Of Fire (Channel 5, 11.50am)
    A Hard Day’s Night (BBC2, 11.55am)
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Channel 4, 12.10pm)
    Shaun The Sheep: The Movie (BBC1, 2.10pm)
    E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (ITV, 3.30pm)
    Mary Poppins (BBC1, 3.45pm)
    The Little Mermaid (Channel 4, 4.20pm)
    A Royal Night Out (Channel 5, 5.15pm)
    Back To The Future (Channel 4, 6.00pm)
    Jurassic World (ITV, 6.40pm)
    Ex Machina (Film 4, 9.00pm)
    Dirty Dancing (Channel 5, 10.00pm)
    Four Weddings And A Funeral (Channel 4, 11.10pm)
    The Breakfast Club (Film 4, 1.45am)


Wednesday December 27th:

    Short Circuit 2 (Channel 4, 6.40am)
    K-9 (ITV, 7.25am)
    Turbo (BBC1, 9.15am)
    Twins (ITV, 9.25am)
    The Princess and The Frog (BBC1, 10.45am)
    Small Soldiers (Channel 4, 11.05am)
    Sunshine on Leith (Channel 4, 1.15pm)
    Shrek 2 (BBC1, 2.20pm)
    Big Hero 6 (BBC1, 4.10pm)
    Back To The Future Part II (Channel 4, 4.30pm)
    Scrooged (Film 4, 6.35pm)
    Iron Man 2 (Film 4, 9.00pm)
    East Is East (Channel 4, 11.05pm)
    Colombiana (Film 4, 11.25pm)


Thursday December 28th:

    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Channel 4, 7.20am)
    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (BBC2, 7.45am)
    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (BBC1, 9.00am)
    Babe (ITV, 9.25am)
    Kung Fu Panda (BBC1, 10.20am)
    Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (Channel 4, 11.00am)
    Black Beauty (1994) (ITV, 11.05am)
    The Net (Channel 4, 12.45pm)
    Shrek The Third (BBC1, 2.20pm)
    How To Train Your Dragon 2 (BBC1, 4.10pm)
    Back To The Future Part III (Channel 4, 4.20pm)
    Flight (Channel 5, 9.00pm)
    Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (BBC2, 11.00pm)
    The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (2009) (Channel 5, 11.30pm)
    About A Boy (Channel 4, 12.05am)


Friday December 29th:

    Young Sherlock Holmes (Channel 4, 5.05am)
    Black Nativity (Channel 4, 7.00am)
    G-Force (BBC2, 7.35am)
    Monsters vs Aliens (BBC1, 9.00am)
    Arthur 2: On The Rocks (Channel 5, 9.00am)
    Kung Fu Panda 2 (BBC1, 10.55am)
    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Channel 5, 11.10am)
    Hotel For Dogs (Channel 4, 11.15am)
    Labyrinth (Channel 5, 1.20pm)
    Cutthroat Island (Channel 4, 1.20pm)
    Up (BBC1, 2.25pm)
    Look Who’s Talking (Channel 5, 3.20pm)
    Brave (BBC1, 4.20pm)
    Footloose (2011) (Channel 5, 5.10pm)
    Skyfall (ITV2, 8.00pm)
    Gone Girl (BBC1, 9.15pm)
    I Give It A Year (Channel 4, 12.05am)
    The River Wild (Channel 4, 1.55am)

Go to page 2 for the movies for w/c Saturday December 30th.



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